This year, we were lucky enough to grow almost all of the onions we needed for the entire season in our garden. Unfortunately, we got a little overzealous with our canning, so most of our ...
Wild Flours: 14 Wild Plants You Can Transform into Flour
Is there anything prettier than a big bouquet of wildflowers? Maybe a table full of wild flours that you can cook and bake with! Okay, I'm really sorry about that horrible pun, but being able to ...
16 Wild Foods You Can Forage to Pickle for the Pantry
Stocking the pantry for the winter months is a must for self-sufficiency. Sure, in a best-case scenario, you can pop down to the supermarket for essentials in the dead of winter. But that’s not always ...
How to Harvest and Use Rosehips
You may have heard people talk about rosehips before without actually knowing what they are, let alone how to use them. And that's absolutely okay. There are a bajillion different plants out there, ...
Mushroom Foraging: 11 Easy Types to Find and a Few Tips to Remember
Mushroom foraging is a fantastic hobby that can even earn you money. Not only are foraged mushrooms delicious, but they sell for high prices. Plus, you can supplement your diet with some healthy (and ...
How to Make Homemade ‘Champagne’ and Enjoy Sparkling Wine
Technically, you can’t make homemade champagne on your homestead unless you make it in the Champagne region in France. That’s because “champagne” is a legally protected term reserved for sparkling ...
19 Fruits and Veggies You Should Never Store Together
Storing your food properly is one of the keys to extending its life. You might think that you can toss all food together in a fruit bowl or basket, but that would be wrong. Some produce shouldn't be ...
How to Seed, Eat, and Store Pomegranates
Pomegranates have earned a reputation as a nutritional powerhouse, but they aren't exactly the easiest fruits to seed or prepare. With a taste of tartness combined with a sweet undertone, ...
Inversion Canning: What Is It and Is It Safe?
Fall is my favorite time of the year for a lot of reasons - the gorgeous changing leaves, the crisp feel of the air, and most of all, a bountiful harvest from my garden. Although wandering among ...